True face of Islam: Young Iranian whipped for drinking alcohol

A video clip recently uploaded to YouTube shows a young Iranian man being publicly whipped as punishment for drinking alcohol.

The clip, uploaded by members of the Iranian opposition, shows a young many lying on his stomach in a city square and being whipped at least 20 times by a masked man.

To the side stands another man, a cleric, who appears to be instructing the flogger on how to carry out the punishment. Dozens of locals are seen looking on.

The user who published the clip said that it was filmed last Sunday in the village of Miane in northwest Iran. Witnesses said the young man had been arrested for allegedly drinking alcohol.